Functions relating
to town and country planning and development control for the Wards
of Birling; Borough Green and Long Mill; Downs and Mereworth; East
Peckham; Kings Hill; Leybourne and Ryarsh; Wateringbury; West
Malling and Leybourne; West Peckham; Wrotham, Ightham and
Stansted.
Each Area Planning
Committee has been appointed to make decisions on planning
applications and related matters and exercise all functions of the
Council as the Local Planning Authority relating to their
respective wards as specified in Schedule 1 to the Local
Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations
2000 except where recommended for approval in fundamental conflict
with the plans and strategies which together comprise the
Development Plan.
To be able to speak
at meetings of the Planning Committee, residents need to submit a
formal comment to Planning Services at least two days before the
meeting and register with Democratic Services by 5pm on the day
before the meeting.
Email committee.services@tmbc.gov.uk who will be
able to offer further guidance on the rules for public
speaking.
Meetings of the
Borough Council are live streamed via our
YouTube channel.